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Research to Practice Webinar

The SPRC Research to Practice Webinar seeks to foster meaningful dialogue on suicide and suicide prevention among practitioners, researchers, and others working in the field. Each invitational teleconference is 90 minutes in length and moderated by an SPRC staff member. An archive of past webinars can be accessed using the Windows Media Player or the RealOne Player. Supplementary materials available for each session include a description of the topic, speaker biographies, a list of discussion participants, and any handouts or PowerPoint presentations provided by the speaker.

If there are particular topics you would like to see addressed in the Research to Practice Webinar, or if you are interested in participating in a future session, please contact Ms. Tiffany Kim, Project Coordinator SPRC Training Institute, at 202-572-3717 or tkim@edc.org.

Recent Session

SPRC Research to Practice Webinar Bullying and Suicide Prevention

When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 3:00 PM-4:30 PM Eastern Time

Presenters:
Anat Brunstein Klomek, Ph.D.
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (in Psychiatry), Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University/NYSPI

Catherine Bradshaw, PhD, M.Ed.
Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health
Deputy Director, Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Brief description: 
Many schools and communities are struggling to find effective ways to prevent both bullying and suicidal behavior among youth. This webinar will provide the latest research and science on the relationship between bullying and suicide and will outline some of the shared risk and protective factors. The webinar will also discuss the main principles of a comprehensive whole school approach to bullying prevention. This presentation will be interactive, with opportunities to ask questions.

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Objectives: Participants will:

1. Recognize the complex relationship between bullying and suicide
2. Understand key research findings related to effective bullying prevention approaches
3. Identify ways to integrate both bullying prevention and suicide prevention into school violence prevention initiatives

Additional resources to be referenced during the webinar:

• Suicide and bullying: Issue brief (SPRC)
  http://www.sprc.org/library/Suicide_Bullying_Issue_Brief.pdf
• Best Practices in Bullying Prevention and Intervention (Stopbullying.gov)
  http://www.stopbullying.gov/community/tip_sheets/best_practices.pdf
• Bullying and Youth Suicide: Breaking the Connection (NASP)
  http://www.nasponline.org/resources/principals/Bullying_Suicide_Oct2011.pdf
• Understanding Bullying (CDC)
  http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pub/understanding_bullying.html